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Matthew 9:12-14
1599 Geneva Bible
Matthew 9:12-14
1599 Geneva Bible
12 Now when Jesus heard it, he said unto them, The whole need not the Physician, but they that are sick.
13 But go ye and learn what this is, (A)I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but the (B)sinners to repentance.
14 ¶ (C)[a]Then came the disciples of John to him, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, and thy disciples fast not?
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- Matthew 9:14 Against naughty emulation in matters indifferent.
Matthew 9:12-14
New International Version
Matthew 9:12-14
New International Version
12 On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 13 But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’[a](A) For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”(B)
Jesus Questioned About Fasting(C)
14 Then John’s(D) disciples came and asked him, “How is it that we and the Pharisees fast often,(E) but your disciples do not fast?”
Footnotes
- Matthew 9:13 Hosea 6:6
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